| n00b {n} (beginner) SEE: newbie | :: |
| n/a {adj} (not applicable) | :: niet van toepassing |
| n/a {adj} (not available) | :: niet beschikbaar |
| nab {v} (to seize a criminal) | :: oppakken |
| Naberezhnye Chelny {prop} (city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia) | :: Naberezjnye Tsjelny |
| NaCl {n} (table salt) SEE: table salt | :: |
| nacre {n} (pearly substance on the interior of shells) SEE: mother-of-pearl | :: |
| nada {pron} (nothing) SEE: nothing | :: |
| nadir {n} (point of the sky) | :: nadir {n} |
| naevus {n} (abnormal area on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| naevus flammeus {n} (anatomy: vascular birthmark) | :: wijnvlek |
| NAFLD {n} (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) | :: niet-alcoholische steatohepatitis, NASH |
| nag {n} (small horse) | :: negge |
| nag {v} (complain about insignificant matters) | :: zeuren, zaniken |
| nagger {n} (one who nags) | :: zeurpiet |
| Nagorno-Karabakh {prop} (region in South Caucasus) | :: Nagorno Karabach, Nagorno-Karabach |
| Nagorno-Karabakh Republic {prop} (country in South Caucasus) | :: Republiek Nagorno-Karabach |
| Nagorny Karabakh {prop} (Nagorno-Karabakh) SEE: Nagorno-Karabakh | :: |
| Nagykanizsa {prop} (town in Hungary) | :: Nagykanizsa |
| Nahuatl {prop} (language) | :: Nahuatl |
| Nahum {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Nahum |
| nail {n} (on fingers and toes) | :: nagel {m} |
| nail {n} (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) | :: spijker, nagel {m} |
| nail {v} (employ a nail as a fastener) | :: nagelen, inkloppen |
| nail {v} (catch) | :: vastpinnen |
| nail {v} (accomplish something completely and successfully) | :: slagen voor, voor elkaar krijgen |
| nail bomb {n} (bomb with sharp objects around the explosive) | :: spijkerbom {f}, nagelbom {f} |
| nailbrush {n} (a small brush to clean the fingernails) | :: nagelborstel {m} |
| nail file {n} (A file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails) | :: nagelvijl {m} {f} |
| nail polish {n} (cosmetic lacquer) | :: nagellak {m} {n} |
| nail scissors {n} (small scissors) | :: nagelschaar {m} {f} |
| Naissaar {prop} (island in northern Estonia) | :: Naissaar |
| naive {adj} (lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement) | :: naïef, tegen beter weten in |
| naivety {n} (naïveté) SEE: naïveté | :: |
| naked {adj} (not wearing any clothes) | :: naakt, bloot, ongekleed |
| naked {adj} (glib, without decoration, put bluntly) | :: naakt, onopgesmukt |
| nakedhood {n} (nakedness) SEE: nakedness | :: |
| nakedness {n} (state of being naked) | :: naaktheid |
| naked seed {n} (gymnosperm seed which isn't enclosed in a plant ovary) | :: naakt zaad {n} |
| Nalchik {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Naltsjik |
| NAM {prop} (Non-Aligned Movement) | :: Beweging van Niet-Gebonden Landen |
| namaz {n} (prayer) SEE: prayer | :: |
| name {n} (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing) | :: naam {m} |
| name {n} (reputation, see also: reputation) | :: naam {m}, roep {m} |
| name {v} (to give a name to) | :: noemen |
| name {v} (to mention, specify) | :: zeggen, kiezen |
| name {v} (to identify, define, specify) | :: vermelden, opnoemen |
| name {v} (to publicly implicate) | :: benoemen |
| name {v} (to designate for a role) | :: aanstellen |
| name after {v} (to give someone the same name) | :: vernoemen naar, noemen naar |
| name-calling {n} (abusive or insulting language) | :: gescheld {n} |
| name card {n} (business card) SEE: business card | :: |
| named {adj} (having a name) | :: genaamd |
| name day {n} (feast day of a saint) | :: naamdag {m} {f} |
| namefellow {n} (someone with whom one shares a name) | :: naamgenoot |
| nameless {adj} (having no name) | :: naamloos |
| namely {adv} (specifically) | :: namelijk |
| nameplate {n} (A plate or plaque inscribed with a name) | :: naambord {n} |
| namesake {n} (person, place or thing named after another person, place or thing) | :: gelijknamig |
| namespace {n} (conceptual space) | :: naamruimte |
| Namibia {prop} (Republic of Namibia) | :: Namibië |
| Namibian {n} (a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent) | :: Namibiër {m} |
| naming convention {n} (collection of rules) | :: naamgevingsconventie |
| Namur {prop} (province) | :: Namen {n} |
| Namur {prop} (city) | :: Namen {n} |
| nancy {n} ((derogatory slang) effeminate male homosexual) SEE: fairy | :: |
| nanny {n} (child's nurse) | :: kindermeisje {n} |
| nano- {prefix} (10-9) | :: nano- |
| nanometer {n} (nanometre) SEE: nanometre | :: |
| nanometre {n} (subunit of length) | :: nanometer |
| nanosecond {n} (measure of time) | :: nanoseconde |
| nanotechnology {n} (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) | :: nanotechnologie |
| Naomi {prop} (female given name) | :: Naomi, Noemi |
| nap {n} | :: dutje {n} |
| nap {v} (to have a nap) | :: een dutje doen |
| napalm {n} (inflammable substance) | :: napalm |
| nape {n} (back part of the neck) | :: achterkant van de nek |
| Naphtali {prop} (sixth son of Jacob) | :: Naftali {m} |
| Naphtali {prop} (one of the Israelite tribes) | :: Naftali |
| Naphtali {prop} (male given name) | :: Naftali {m} |
| napiform {adj} (shaped like a turnip) | :: koolachtig |
| napkin {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| napkin {n} (sanitary napkin) SEE: sanitary napkin | :: |
| napkin {n} (serviette) | :: servet {n} |
| napkin ring {n} (ring holding napkin) | :: servetring {m} |
| Naples {prop} (province in Italy) | :: Napels {n} |
| Naples {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Napels {n} |
| Naples yellow {n} (yellow pigment, lead(II) antimonate) | :: Napelsgeel {n}, Napels geel {n} |
| nappy {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| narcissism {n} (excessive love of oneself) | :: narcisme {n} |
| narcissus {n} (any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus) | :: narcis {m} |
| Narcissus {prop} (mythical youth) | :: Narcissus {m} |
| narcolepsy {n} (sleeping disorder) | :: slaapzucht {f}, narcolepsie {f} |
| narcoterrorism {n} (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking) | :: narcoterrorisme |
| narghile {n} (tobacoo pipe) SEE: hookah | :: |
| nark {n} (police spy) | :: informant |
| nark {v} (annoy) | :: op iemands zenuwen werken |
| nark {v} (complain) | :: neuten, zagen |
| nark {v} (stop) | :: kappen, ophouden |
| Narnia {prop} (a fictional land) | :: Narnia |
| narrate {v} (to relate a story) | :: verhalen, vertellen |
| narrate {v} (to give an account) | :: verhalen, verslaan, rapporteren |
| narrative {adj} (telling a story) | :: verhalend, vertellend, narratief |
| narrative {adj} (overly talkative) | :: breedsprakig, spraakzaam |
| narrative {n} (systematic recitation of an event) | :: verhaal {n}, vertelling {f}, verslag {n} |
| narrative {n} (which is narrated) | :: verhaal {n}, vertelde {n} |
| narrator {n} (in story) | :: verteller {m}, vertelster {f} |
| narrator {n} (in film and television) | :: verteller {m}, vertelster {f} |
| narrow {adj} (having small width) | :: nauw, smal |
| narrowly {adv} (by a narrow margin; closely) | :: nipt |
| narrow-minded {adj} (having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas) | :: bekrompen |
| narthex {n} (vestibule leading to the nave) | :: narthex {m} |
| Narva {prop} (City in Estonia) | :: Narva |
| narwhal {n} (Arctic cetacean) | :: narwal {m} |
| nasal {adj} (having a quality imparted by means of the nose) | :: nasaal |
| nasal {n} (vowel or consonant articulated with air flowing through the nose) | :: neusklank {c} |
| nasal bone {n} (either of two small oblong bones which form "the bridge" of the nose) | :: neusbeen {n} |
| nasal cavity {n} (air-filled space behind nose) | :: neusholte |
| nasalization {n} (articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth) | :: nasalisatie |
| nasal septum {n} (septum in the nose) | :: neustussenschot {n} |
| nase {n} | :: sneep |
| Nassau {prop} (capital of the Bahamas) | :: Nassau |
| nation {n} (community of people) | :: natie {f}, volk {n} |
| nation {n} (sovereign state) | :: natie {f}, staat {m} |
| national {adj} (of or having to do with a nation) | :: nationaal, landelijk |
| national anthem {n} (official song of a nation or country) | :: volkslied {n} |
| national day {n} (day marking a country's establishment) | :: nationale feestdag {m} {f} |
| nationalism {n} (idea of supporting one's country and culture) | :: nationalisme {n} |
| nationalism {n} (support of one nation's interests to the exclusion of others) SEE: jingoism | :: |
| nationalist {n} (advocate of nationalism) | :: nationalist {m} {f} |
| nationalistic {adj} (of, relating to, or advocating nationalism) SEE: nationalist | :: |
| nationality {n} (membership of a nation or state) | :: nationaliteit {f}, staatsburgerschap {n} |
| nationality {n} (national character or identity) | :: nationaliteit {f}, volksaard |
| nationality {n} (people belonging to a nation or state) | :: nationaliteit {f}, natie, volk |
| nationality {n} (nationalism) SEE: nationalism | :: |
| National Socialist {n} (Adherent of National Socialism) | :: nationaalsocialist {m} |
| national sports team {n} (national sports team) | :: selectieploeg, selectie |
| nation of laws {n} (nation-state subject to rule of law) | :: rechtsstaat {m} |
| nation-state {n} (nation state or nation-state) | :: natiestaat {m} |
| native {adj} (belonging to one by birth) | :: moeder-, geboorte-, aangeboren |
| native {adj} (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning) | :: oorspronkelijk, ingeboren, inheems, geboren en getogen |
| native {adj} (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin) | :: inheems |
| native {adj} (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) | :: inheems, autochtoon |
| native {n} (person who is native to a place) | :: autochtoon {m}, inwoner {m}; inboorling {m} |
| native {n} (native speaker) SEE: native speaker | :: |
| Native American {adj} (of the American Indians) SEE: Indian | :: |
| native companion {n} (brolga) SEE: brolga | :: |
| native language {n} (one's first language learned in childhood) SEE: mother tongue | :: |
| native language {n} (language of a Native or Aboriginal people) | :: inlandse taal |
| native speaker {n} (person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue) | :: moedertaalspreker {m}, moedertaalspreekster {f} |
| nativity scene {n} (nativity scene) | :: kerststal |
| NATO {prop} (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) | :: NAVO |
| natto {n} (Japanese food product) | :: natto {m} |
| natural {adj} (relating to nature) | :: natuurlijk |
| natural {adj} (without additives) | :: natuurlijk |
| natural {adj} (as expected) | :: normaal |
| natural {n} (someone with innate ability) | :: natuurtalent {n} |
| natural child {n} (child born to unmarried parents) | :: liefdeskind |
| natural disaster {n} (natural phenomenon) | :: natuurgeweld {m} {f}, natuurramp {m} |
| natural fiber {n} (fiber which is obtained naturally) | :: natuurvezel {m} {f}, natuurlijke vezel {m}{f} |
| natural gas {n} (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) | :: aardgas {n} |
| naturalism {n} (a state of nature; conformity to nature) | :: naturalisme {m} |
| naturalist {n} (person who studies nature or natural history) | :: natuurvorser {m}, natuurvorster {f}, natuuronderzoeker {m}, natuuronderzoekster {f} |
| naturalize {v} (to acclimatize an animal or plant) SEE: acclimatize | :: |
| natural law {n} (An ethical theory) | :: natuurrecht {n} |
| naturally {adv} (in a natural manner) | :: natuurlijk |
| naturally {adv} (inherently or by nature) | :: van nature |
| naturally {adv} (surely) | :: natuurlijk, uiteraard, vanzelfsprekend, tuurlijk |
| natural number {n} (positive integer or non-negative integer) | :: natuurlijk getal {n} |
| natural numbers {n} (number theory) | :: natuurlijk getal {n} |
| natural preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| natural reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| natural resource {n} (source of wealth that occurs naturally) | :: grondstof {f} |
| natural science {n} (science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world) | :: natuurwetenschap |
| natural selection {n} (natural selection) | :: natuurlijke selectie {f} |
| nature {n} (the natural world) | :: natuur {f} |
| nature {n} (essential characteristics) | :: natuur {f} |
| nature {n} (primitive state of being) | :: natuur {f} |
| nature {n} (everything related to biological and geographical states) | :: natuur {f} |
| nature of the beast {n} (unchangeable nature) | :: aard van het beestje {m} |
| nature preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| nature reserve {n} (area managed to conserve natural features) | :: natuurreservaat {n} |
| nature's scythe {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| naturist {n} (one who prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of health) | :: naturist {n} |
| naughty {adj} (bad; tending to misbehave or act badly) | :: stout, ondeugend |
| naughty {adj} (risqué, sexually suggestive) | :: ondeugend, gewaagd, gedurfd, brutaal, vuil |
| Nauru {prop} (Republic of Nauru) | :: Nauru |
| nausea {n} (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit) | :: misselijkheid {f} |
| nausea {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| nauseated {adj} (having a feeling of nausea) | :: misselijk |
| nauseous {adj} (causing nausea) | :: misselijkmakend |
| nauseous {adj} (afflicted with nausea) | :: misselijk |
| nauseous {adj} | :: walgelijk, degoutant, misselijkmakend |
| nautical {adj} (relating to ships, shipping, navigation, and seamen) | :: nautisch |
| nautical mile {n} (nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres) | :: zeemijl {m} {f} |
| nautical twilight {n} (period in which the sun is 6°–12° below the horizon) | :: nautische schemering {f}, zeevaartkundige schemering {f} |
| nautilus {n} (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) | :: nautilus {m}, poliepslak {f} |
| Navajo {prop} (language) | :: Navajo |
| navalism {n} (naval militarism) | :: navalisme {n} |
| Navarre {prop} (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Navarra |
| nave {n} (the middle or body of a church) | :: schip {n} |
| nave {n} (hub of a wheel) | :: naaf {f} |
| navel {n} (remnant of umbilical cord) | :: navel {m} |
| navel-gazing {n} (contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation) SEE: omphaloskepsis | :: |
| navel-gazing {n} (excessive focus on oneself) | :: navelstaren {m} |
| naïveté {n} (lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity) | :: naïveteit, naïviteit {f} |
| navigable {adj} (for a body of water: sea, river etc.) | :: bevaarbaar |
| navigatable {adj} (navigable) SEE: navigable | :: |
| navigate {v} (plan, control) | :: navigeren |
| navigate {v} (travel over water) | :: varen, navigeren |
| navigate {v} (move on the internet) | :: navigeren, surfen |
| navigation {n} (canal) SEE: canal | :: |
| navigation {n} (theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship) | :: navigatie {f} |
| navigation {n} (traffic or travel by vessel) | :: scheepvaart {f} |
| navigation channel {n} (deeper channel cut into the sear or river bed) | :: vaargeul |
| navy {n} (sea force) | :: zeemacht {f}, marine {f} |
| navy {n} (department) | :: zeemacht {f}, marine {f} |
| navy {n} (navy blue colour) | :: marineblauw {n} |
| navy {adj} (having a navy (dark blue) colour, see also: light blue; blue) | :: marineblauw |
| navy {adj} (belonging to the navy) | :: zeemacht-, marine- |
| navy blue {n} (a dark blue color) | :: marineblauw {m} |
| Naypyidaw {prop} (capital of Burma) | :: Naypyidaw |
| Nay Pyi Taw {prop} (Naypyidaw) SEE: Naypyidaw | :: |
| Nazianzus {prop} (Town in the region of Cappadocia) | :: Nazianze |
| Nazism {prop} (the ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP) | :: nazisme {n} |
| N-bomb {n} (neutron bomb) SEE: neutron bomb | :: |
| Neanderthal {n} (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) | :: neanderthaler {m} |
| Neapolitan {adj} (pertaining to Naples) | :: Napolitaans |
| Neapolitan {n} (inhabitant or resident of Naples) | :: Napolitaan {m}, Napolitaanse {f} |
| Neapolitan {prop} (language of Naples, Italy) | :: Napolitaans {n} |
| neap tide {n} (tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter) | :: doodtij {n} |
| near {adj} (physically close) | :: nabij, dichtbij |
| near {adv} (at or towards a position close in space or time) | :: nabij, bij, naverwant, dierbaar |
| near {prep} (in close proximity to) | :: nabij, bij |
| near {v} (come closer to) | :: naderen, dichterbijkomen |
| near {adj} (stingy) SEE: stingy | :: |
| near {adv} (nearly) SEE: nearly | :: |
| near abroad {n} (the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region) | :: nabije buitenland {n} |
| nearby {adj} (adjacent) | :: dichtbij |
| nearby {adv} (close to) | :: dichtbij, nabij |
| Near East {prop} (region in Asia) | :: Nabije Oosten {n} |
| nearly {adv} (almost, but not quite) | :: bijna |
| nearness {n} (proximity) SEE: proximity | :: |
| nearsightedness {n} (property of being nearsighted) | :: bijziendheid {f} |
| neat {n} (cattle) SEE: cattle | :: |
| neat {adj} (tidy, free from dirt) | :: net, puur, proper |
| neat {adj} (having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful) | :: netjes |
| neat {n} (cow, bovine) | :: rund {n} |
| nebula {n} (a space cloud) | :: nevelvlek {f} |
| necessarily {adv} (of necessity) | :: nodig, noodzakelijk, noodzakelijkerwijs |
| necessary {adj} (needed, required) | :: nodig, noodzakelijk |
| necessitate {v} (to make necessary; require something to be brought about) | :: noodzaken, noodzakelijk maken |
| necessity is the mother of innovation {proverb} (necessity is the mother of invention) SEE: necessity is the mother of invention | :: |
| necessity is the mother of invention {proverb} (a person in need will find a way) | :: noodzaak is de moeder van uitvinding, nood breekt wet |
| necessity knows no law {proverb} (a person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it, and break the law if needed) | :: nood breekt wet |
| neck {n} (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) | :: nek {m}, hals {m} |
| neck {n} (part of a shirt, dress etc.) | :: nek, hals {m} |
| neck {n} (tapered part of a bottle) | :: flessenhals {m}, hals {m} |
| neck {n} (extension of stringed instrument) | :: nek, hals {m} |
| neck {v} (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) | :: nekken, wurgen |
| neck {n} (folklore: shapeshifting water spirit) SEE: nix | :: |
| neck and crop {adv} (completely and with violence) | :: met kop en kont |
| neck and neck {adj} (very close in progress) | :: nek aan nek |
| neckerchief {n} (type of scarf) | :: halsdoek {m} |
| neck-gable {n} (part of a structure) | :: halsgevel {m} |
| necklace {n} (jewelry) | :: halssnoer {n}, halsketting {m} {f}, ketting |
| necklace {n} (figurative: anything resembling a necklace in shape) | :: halssnoer-achtig |
| necklace {n} (method of execution) | :: executie bij brandende rubberband |
| necklet {n} (necklace) SEE: necklace | :: |
| necktie {n} (strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front) | :: stropdas {f}, das {f} |
| necrocracy {n} (government that still operates under the rules of a former, dead leader) | :: necrocratie |
| necrology {n} (listing of people who have died) | :: necrologie {f} |
| necromancer {n} (person who practices necromancy) | :: dodenbezweerder {m} |
| necromancy {n} (divination involving the dead) | :: dodenbezwering {f} |
| necrophilia {n} (pathological attraction to dead bodies) | :: necrofilie {f} |
| necrophilia {n} (pathological fascination with death) | :: necrofilie {f} |
| necropolis {n} (cemetery) | :: necropolis {m} {f} |
| necropolis {n} (ancient site used for burying the dead) | :: necropolis {f}, dodenstad {f} |
| necrosis {n} (localized death of cells or tissue) | :: necrose {f}, afsterving {f} |
| nectar {n} (drink of the gods) | :: nectar, nektar |
| nectar {n} (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) | :: nectar, nektar |
| nectar {n} (any delicious drink) | :: nectar, nektar |
| nectarine {n} (fruit) | :: nectarine |
| need {n} (something required) | :: behoefte {f} |
| need {n} (lack of means of subsistence) | :: nood |
| need {v} (to have an absolute requirement for) | :: vereisen, nodig hebben, behoeven, benodigen |
| need {v} (to want strongly) | :: moeten hebben |
| need {v} (to be obliged to) | :: moeten |
| needle {n} (implement for sewing etc.) | :: naald {f} |
| needle {n} (indicating device) | :: naald {f} |
| needle {n} (sensor phonograph stylus) | :: naald {f} |
| needle {n} (leaf of conifer) | :: naald {f} |
| needle {v} (to pierce with a needle) | :: naaien |
| needle {v} (to tease in order to provoke) | :: stangen, pesten, plagen |
| needle furze {n} (Genista anglica) | :: stekelbrem {f} |
| needle gun {n} (a firearm that has a needle-like firing pin) | :: naaldgeweer {n} |
| needle in a haystack {n} (idiomatic) | :: naald in een hooiberg |
| needless {adj} (not needed) | :: nodeloos |
| needs {adv} (necessarily) SEE: necessarily | :: |
| neep {n} (swede) | :: knolraap {m} |
| ne'er-do-well {n} (good-for-nothing) SEE: good-for-nothing | :: |
| nefarious {adj} (sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics) | :: berucht, schandelijk, misdadig |
| negation {n} | :: ontkennig {f} |
| negative {adj} (not positive or neutral) | :: negatief |
| negative {adj} (of electrical charge) | :: negatief |
| negative {adj} (mathematics: less than zero) | :: negatief, min |
| negative {adj} (linguistics: denying a proposition) | :: negatie {f}, ontkenning {f}, ontkennende vorm {m} |
| negative clause {n} (negative clause, negative sentence) | :: ontkennende zin {m} |
| Negev {prop} (a desert in southern Israel) | :: Negev {f} |
| neglect {v} (disregard) | :: verwaarlozen, negeren, uit het oog verliezen |
| neglect {v} (fail to care for) | :: verwaarlozen |
| neglect {v} (failure due to carelessness) | :: nalaten, verzaken |
| neglect {n} (act of neglecting) | :: verwaarlozing {f}, nalatigheid, onzorgvuldigheid |
| neglect {n} (state of being neglected) | :: verwaarlozing |
| neglect {n} (habitual lack of care) | :: verwaarlozing, nalatigheid, zorgeloosheid |
| neglected {adj} (suffering from neglect) | :: verwaarloosd |
| negligence {n} (failure to exercise a standard of care (law)) | :: nalatigheid {f}, achteloosheid {f} |
| negligent {adj} (careless) SEE: careless | :: |
| negligent {adj} (culpable due to negligence) | :: nalatig |
| negligible {adj} (able to be ignored or excluded) | :: verwaarloosbaar |
| negotiable instrument {n} (legal document) | :: handelspapier {n} |
| negotiate {v} (confer to reach an agreement (intransitive)) | :: onderhandelen |
| negotiation {n} (process of achieving agreement) | :: onderhandeling {f} |
| negress {n} (A black female) | :: negerin {f}, negervrouw {f}, zwarte {f} |
| negro {adj} | :: zwart, zwarte |
| negro {n} (Negro) SEE: Negro | :: |
| Negro {n} (person with dark skin) | :: neger {m}, negerin {f} |
| Nehemiah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Nehemia |
| Nehemiah {prop} (male given name) | :: Nehemia {m} |
| neigh {n} (the cry of a horse) | :: hinnik |
| neigh {v} ((of a horse) to make its cry) | :: hinniken |
| neighborhood {n} (largely obsolete: quality of being a neighbor) | :: nabuurschap |
| neighborhood {n} (nearby area) | :: buurt {f}, kwartier {n}, wijk |
| neighborhood {n} (inhabitants of a residential area) | :: buurt (gemeenschap) |
| neighborhood {n} (quality of physical proximity) | :: nabijheid |
| neighboring {adj} (Situated or living nearby or adjacent to) | :: naburig, naburige, aanpalend, aanpalende, buur- |
| neighbour {n} (a person living on adjacent or nearby land) | :: buur, buurman {m}, buurvrouw {f}, buren {p} |
| neighbour {v} (to be adjacent to) | :: grenzen aan |
| Nei Mongol {prop} (Inner Mongolia) SEE: Inner Mongolia | :: |
| neither {determiner} (not one of two; not either) | :: geen van beide |
| neither {pron} (not either one) | :: geen van beide |
| neither {conj} (not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y) | :: noch X noch Y; X noch Y |
| neither {adv} (similarly not) | :: ook niet, evenmin |
| neither fish nor fowl {n} (something or someone not easily categorized; something that does not fit in a group or situation) | :: vlees noch vis |
| neither here nor there {adj} (not relevant) | :: niet ter zake doen, er niks mee te maken hebben, irrelevant, onbelangrijk |
| neither … nor {conj} (used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas) | :: noch ... noch |
| Nelson's elk {n} (wapiti subspecies) | :: wapiti {m} |
| Nemean Lion {prop} (mythical lion of Nemea) | :: Nemeïsche leeuw |
| nemesis {n} (archenemy) SEE: archenemy | :: |
| nemesis {n} (punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided) | :: wrekende gerechtigheid |
| nemesis {n} (polar opposite of a character) | :: tegenvoeter |
| Nemesis {prop} (Greek goddess of retribution) | :: Nemesis {f} |
| nene {n} (Branta sandvicensis) | :: Hawaiigans {f}, néne |
| Nenets {prop} (language) | :: Nenets |
| neoclassicism {n} (movement) | :: neoclassicisme {n} |
| neodymium {n} (chemical element) | :: neodymium {n} |
| neofascism {n} (right-wing political movement) | :: neofascisme {n} |
| neogothic {adj} | :: neogotisch |
| Neo Latin {prop} (New Latin) SEE: New Latin | :: |
| Neo-Latin {n} (New Latin) SEE: New Latin | :: |
| neoliberal {adj} (in accordance with neoliberalism) | :: neoliberaal |
| neoliberal {n} (person who subscribes to neoliberalism) | :: neoliberaal {c} |
| neoliberalism {n} (political ideology) | :: neoliberalisme {n} |
| Neolithic {prop} (the New Stone Age) | :: neolithicum {n} |
| neologism {n} (recently coined word) | :: neologisme {n} |
| neon {n} (element) | :: neon {n} |
| neonate {n} (newborn infant) SEE: newborn | :: |
| neo-Nazism {n} (the ideology held by neo-Nazis) | :: neonazisme {m} |
| neon tetra {n} (Hyphessobrycon innesi) | :: neontetra {m} |
| neopaganism {n} (modern or revived form of paganism) | :: neopaganisme {n} |
| neophobia {n} (fear of new things) | :: neofobie |
| neophyte {n} (beginner) | :: beginner {m} |
| neoplasm {n} (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) | :: neoplasma {n}, tumor {m}, gezwel {n} |
| Nepal {prop} (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal) | :: Nepal |
| Nepalese {adj} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {n} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {prop} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepali {adj} (pertaining to Nepal) | :: Nepalees |
| Nepali {n} (person) | :: Nepalees {m}, Nepalese {f} |
| Nepali {prop} (language) | :: Nepalees {n} |
| nephew {n} (fraternal or sororal nephew, see also: fraternal nephew; sororal nephew) | :: neef {m} |
| nephology {n} (branch of meteorology) | :: wolkenkunde {f}, nefologie {f} |
| nephrolith {n} (kidney stone) SEE: kidney stone | :: |
| nepotism {n} (favoring of relatives or personal friends) | :: nepotisme {n}, vriendjespolitiek |
| Neptune {prop} (eighth planet of the solar system) | :: Neptunus {n} |
| neptunium {n} (chemical element) | :: neptunium {n} |
| nerd {n} (intellectual, skillful person, generally introverted) | :: nerd {m} |
| nervation {n} (patern of nerves) | :: nervatuur |
| nerve {n} (bundle of neurons) | :: zenuw {f}, neuronenbundel |
| nerve {n} ((colloquial) neuron) | :: zenuw {f}, zenuwknoop, neuron |
| nerve {n} ((botany) vein; grain in wood) | :: nerf {m} {f} |
| nerve {n} (courage) | :: durf {f}, moed, lef {n}, stalen zenuwen {p} |
| nerve {n} (patience) | :: geduld {n}, sterke zenuwen {p} |
| nerve {n} (stamina) | :: verduldigheid, geduld {n}, uithoudingsvermogen {n} |
| nerve {v} (strengthen) SEE: strengthen | :: |
| nerve {v} (encourage) SEE: encourage | :: |
| nerve agent {n} (weapon of mass destruction) SEE: nerve gas | :: |
| nerve cell {n} (cell of the nervous system) | :: zenuwcel {f} {m}, neuron {n} |
| nerve fibre {n} (axon) SEE: axon | :: |
| nerve gas {n} (weapon of mass destruction) | :: zenuwgas {n} |
| nervosity {n} (nervousness) SEE: nervousness | :: |
| nervous {adj} (easily agitated or alarmed) | :: nerveus |
| nervous {adj} (apprehensive, anxious) | :: nerveus, gespannen |
| nervous breakdown {n} (disabling attack of a psychological disorder) | :: zenuwinzinking {f} |
| nervousness {n} (state or quality of being nervous) | :: zenuwachtigheid {f} |
| nervous system {n} (system which coordinates the activity of the body) | :: zenuwstelsel {n}, zenuwgestel {n} |
| -ness {suffix} (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being...") | :: -heid, -schap, -nis |
| nest {n} (bird-built structure) | :: nest {n} |
| nest {n} (place for depositing eggs) | :: nest {n} |
| nest {n} (snug residence) | :: nest {n} |
| nest {n} (retreat) | :: nest {n} |
| nest {n} (hideout) | :: nest {n} |
| nest {n} (parental home) | :: nest {n} |
| nest {v} (to build or settle into a nest) | :: nestelen, nesten |
| nest {v} (to settle into a home) | :: nestelen |
| nest {v} (to successively neatly fit) | :: in elkaar passen |
| nest {v} (to place in a nest) | :: innesten |
| nest {v} (to successively place inside another) | :: in elkaar stapelen |
| nested {adj} (embedded) SEE: embedded | :: |
| nest egg {n} (savings) | :: appeltje voor de dorst |
| Nestorian {adj} (related to the teachings of Nestorius) | :: nestoriaans |
| net {n} (mesh of string, cord or rope) | :: net {n} |
| net {n} (device for catching fish, butterflies etc.) | :: net {n} |
| net {n} (device for trapping something) | :: net {n} |
| net {n} (anything that has the appearance of a net) | :: net {n} |
| net {n} (figurative: trap) | :: val, valstrik, strikken |
| net {n} (interconnecting system) | :: net {n}, netwerk {n} |
| net {adj} (remaining after expenses or deductions) | :: netto |
| net {adj} (final) | :: uiteindelijk, finaal |
| net {n} (The amount remaining after expenses are deducted, profit) | :: netto {n} |
| net {v} (receive as profit) | :: netto vangen, netto verdienen |
| netball {n} (team sport derived from basketball) | :: netbal {n} |
| netball {n} (ball used in the sport) | :: netbal {m} |
| net curtain {n} (thin curtain) | :: gordijn {n} |
| nether {adj} (lower) | :: neder |
| Netherlander {n} (someone from the Netherlands) | :: Nederlander {m}, Nederlandse {f} |
| Netherlandic {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlandish {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlands {prop} (country in northwestern Europe, see also: Holland) | :: Nederland {n} |
| Netherlands {adj} (pertaining to the Netherlands) | :: Nederlands, Hollands |
| Netherlands Antilles {prop} (former autonomous territory) | :: Nederlandse Antillen {p} |
| netiquette {n} (appropriate conduct online) | :: nettiquette {m} {f}, netetiquette {m} {f} |
| nettle {n} (stinging herb of genus Urtica) | :: netel {m}, brandnetel {m} |
| nettle {n} (anything which causes such a rash) | :: irritant |
| nettle {v} (of the nettle plant etc., to sting causing a rash) | :: branden, irriteren, prikken, steken |
| nettle {v} (to pique, irritate, vex or provoke someone) | :: irriteren, steken, op de heupen werken |
| nettle-rash {n} (itchy areas of the skin) SEE: urticaria | :: |
| net weight {n} (weight of a product) | :: nettogewicht {n} |
| network {n} (interconnected group or system) | :: netwerk |
| network {n} (directory of people) | :: netwerk {n} |
| network {n} (multiple computers and other devices connected together) | :: netwerk {n} |
| neural {adj} (of or relating to the nerves) | :: neuraal |
| neural network {n} (in artificial intelligence) | :: neuraal netwerk {n} |
| neural network {n} (in anatomy) | :: neuraal netwerk {n} |
| neurasthenia {n} (ill-defined medical condition) | :: neurasthenie {f} |
| neurasthenic {n} (person who has neurasthenia) | :: zenuwlijder {m} |
| neuro- {prefix} (relating to nerves or the nervous system) | :: neuro- |
| neurohypophysis {n} (posterior lobe of the pituitary gland) | :: neurohypofyse {f} {m} |
| neuron {n} (a cell of the nervous system) | :: neuron, zenuwcel |
| neuroscience {n} (scientific study of the nervous system) | :: neurowetenschap {f} |
| neurosis {n} (mental disorder) | :: neurose {f}, zenuwziekte {f} |
| neurosurgeon {n} (brain surgeon) | :: neurochirurg {m} |
| neurotic {adj} (overanxious) | :: neurotisch |
| neurotic {n} (person who has a neurosis) | :: neuroot {m} |
| neurotransmitter {n} (substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons) | :: neurotransmitter {m} |
| neurotypical {adj} (having normal way of processing information) | :: neurotypisch |
| neuter {adj} (neutral, neither one thing nor another) | :: afzijdig, onpartijdig |
| neuter {adj} (grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine) | :: onzijdig |
| neuter {adj} (having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones) | :: aseksueel, ongeslachtelijk |
| neuter {v} (to remove sex organs from an animal) | :: castreren, knippen, steriliseren |
| neutral {adj} (not taking sides in a conflict) | :: neutraal |
| neutral {adj} (chemistry: neither acidic nor alkaline) | :: neutraal |
| neutrality {n} (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) | :: neutraliteit |
| neutralize {v} (to make even, inactive or ineffective) | :: neutraliseren |
| neutrino {n} (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge) | :: neutrino {m} |
| neutron {n} (subatomic particle) | :: neutron {n} |
| neutron bomb {n} (atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons) | :: neutronenbom {f} |
| neutron star {n} (star composed of neutrons) | :: neutronenster {c} |
| never {adv} (at no time) | :: nooit, nimmer |
| never again {adv} (at no time in the future) | :: nimmermeer |
| never ever {adv} (emphatic never) | :: nooit van je leven |
| never mind {v} (it is not important) | :: laat maar, maakt niet uit |
| never mind {v} (do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something)) | :: maakt niet uit |
| never mind {v} (I was wrong; I withdraw my previous statement) | :: laat maar |
| never mind {v} (let alone; much less) SEE: let alone | :: |
| nevermore {adv} (never again) SEE: never again | :: |
| never say die {interj} (do not despair) | :: nooit opgeven!, geef niet op! |
| never say never {phrase} (never say never) | :: zeg nooit nooit |
| nevertheless {adv} (in spite of what preceded) | :: niettemin, niettegenstaande, toch, desondanks, desalniettemin, alhoewel |
| nevus {n} (benign lesion on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| new {adj} (recently made or created) | :: nieuw, jong |
| new {adj} (additional, recently discovered) | :: nieuw |
| new {adj} (current or later) | :: nieuw |
| new {adj} (distinguishing something established more recently) | :: nieuw |
| new {adj} (in original condition, pristine) | :: nieuw |
| new {adj} (refreshed, reinvigorated) | :: ander, nieuw |
| new {adj} (newborn) | :: jong |
| new {adj} (of recent origin) | :: nieuw, vers |
| new {adj} (strange, unfamiliar) | :: nieuw |
| new {adj} (recently arrived or appeared) | :: nieuw |
| new {adj} (inexperienced, unaccustomed) | :: nieuw |
| New Amsterdam {prop} (former name of New York City, when it was a Dutch colony) | :: Nieuw-Amsterdam |
| newb {n} (newbie) SEE: newbie | :: |
| newbie {n} (new (inexperienced) user or participant) | :: nieuweling {m}, beginneling {m} |
| newborn {adj} (recently born) | :: pasgeboren |
| newborn {n} (recently born baby) | :: nieuwgeborene {m} {f}, boreling {m}, pasgeborene {m} {f}, neonaat, neonatus |
| New Caledonia {prop} (overseas territory of France) | :: Nieuw-Caledonië {n} |
| New Caledonian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia) | :: Nieuw-Caledonisch |
| New Caledonian {n} (person from New Caledonia) | :: Nieuw-Caledoniër {m} |
| Newcastle disease {n} (disease of poultry) | :: ziekte van Newcastle {f} |
| newcomer {n} (one who has recently arrived in a community) | :: nieuwkomer {m} |
| New Delhi {prop} (capital of India) | :: New Delhi {n} |
| newel {n} (central pillar of staircase) | :: spindel {m} |
| New England {prop} (six states of the United States) | :: New England, Nieuw-Engeland |
| New English {prop} (form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550) | :: Nieuwengels {n} |
| newfangled {adj} (modern, unfamiliar or different) | :: nieuwerwets, nieuwbakken |
| Newfoundland {prop} (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) | :: Newfoundland |
| New Guinea {prop} (large island) | :: Nieuw-Guinea {n} |
| New Holland {prop} (obsolete: Australia) | :: Niew Hollandt |
| New Jersey {prop} (a northeast state of the United States of America) | :: New Jersey |
| New Latin {prop} (Latin after the Middle Ages) | :: Neolatijn {n} |
| newlywed {n} (a recently married person) | :: pas getrouwd stel |
| Newman {prop} (surname meaning "new man") | :: Nijman |
| New Mexico {prop} (US State) | :: New Mexico, Nieuw-Mexico |
| new moon {n} (phase of moon when in conjunction with sun) | :: nieuwe maan {m} {f} |
| newness {n} (novelty) | :: nieuwheid {f} |
| New Objectivity {prop} (artistic movement) | :: Nieuwe Zakelijkheid {f} |
| New Orleans {prop} (city) | :: New Orleans, Nieuw-Orleans |
| news {n} (new information of interest) | :: nieuws {n} |
| news {n} (reports of current events) | :: journaal {n}, nieuws {n} |
| news anchor {n} (presenter of news broadcasts) | :: nieuwslezer {m} |
| news channel {n} (a television channel dedicated to news) | :: nieuwszender {m} |
| news conference {n} (press conference) SEE: press conference | :: |
| newsgathering {n} (collecting information) | :: nieuwsgaring {f} |
| newsletter {n} (publication) | :: nieuwsbrief {m} |
| New South Wales {prop} (one state of Australia) | :: Nieuw-Zuid-Wales |
| New Spain {prop} (historical colony) | :: Nieuw-Spanje {f} |
| newspaper {n} (publication) | :: krant {f}, nieuwsblad {n}, dagblad {n} |
| newspaper {n} (paper on which newspapers are printed) | :: krantenpapier {n} |
| newsprint {n} (inexpensive paper used in newspapers) | :: krantenpapier {n} |
| newsreader {n} (news anchor) SEE: news anchor | :: |
| New Stone Age {prop} (Neolithic) SEE: Neolithic | :: |
| newt {n} (type of salamander) | :: salamander {m} |
| New Testament {prop} (second half of the Christian Bible) | :: Nieuwe Testament {n} |
| newton metre {n} (standard unit of torque or energy) | :: newtonmeter {m} |
| New World {prop} (the Americas and Oceania) | :: Nieuwe Wereld |
| New Year {n} (the first few days of a calendar year) | :: Nieuwjaar {n} |
| New Year {n} (January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following) | :: Nieuwjaar |
| New Year's Eve {prop} (holiday on December 31st) | :: Oudejaarsavond, oudjaar {n} |
| New Year's resolution {n} (vow one makes for the coming year) | :: goede voornemen |
| New York {prop} (city) SEE: New York City | :: |
| New York City {prop} (large city in the USA) | :: New York |
| New Yorker {n} (a native or resident of New York City) | :: New Yorker {m}, New Yorkse {f} |
| New Yorker {n} (a native or resident of the state of New York) | :: New Yorker {m}, New Yorkse {f} |
| New Zealand {prop} (country in Oceania) | :: Nieuw-Zeeland |
| New Zealand {prop} (attributive form - relating to New Zealand) | :: Nieuw-Zeelands |
| New Zealander {n} (a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent) | :: Nieuw-Zeelander {m} |
| New Zealand falcon {n} (Falco novaeseelandiae) | :: Nieuw-Zeelandse valk |
| New Zealandic {adj} (of New Zealand) | :: Nieuw-Zeelands |
| next {adj} (following in a sequence) | :: volgend |
| next {adj} (being closer to the present location than all other items) | :: naast, dichtst |
| next {adj} (nearest date, time, space or order) | :: volgend, aanstaand (chronology) |
| next {adv} (In a time, place or sequence closest or following) | :: nabij, bij, vlakbij |
| next {adv} (On the first subsequent occasion) | :: volgend |
| next {prep} (on the side of) | :: naast |
| next {n} (the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)) | :: de volgende {m} |
| next {prep} (next to) SEE: next to | :: |
| nextly {adv} (next) SEE: next | :: |
| next of kin {n} (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) | :: naaste verwant |
| next to {prep} (beside; alongside) | :: naast |
| next to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| next year {adv} (year after this one) | :: volgend jaar |
| nexus {n} (connection) | :: band {m}, verbinding {f} |
| NGO {n} (non-governmental organization) | :: NGO |
| nib {n} (tip of a pen) | :: penpunt {m} |
| nibble {v} (eat with small bites) | :: knabbelen |
| nibble {n} ((computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits) | :: nibble |
| nib pen {n} (dip pen) SEE: dip pen | :: |
| Nicaragua {prop} (a country in Central America) | :: Nicaragua |
| nice {adj} (pleasant) | :: leuk, aangenaam, fijn |
| nice {adj} (attractive) | :: aantrekkelijk, mooi, knap |
| nice {adj} (having a pleasant taste or aroma) | :: lekker, aangenaam |
| nice {adj} (showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment) | :: fijn |
| nice {interj} | :: mooi, netjes, goed zo |
| Nice {prop} (city in France) | :: Nice {n} |
| Nicene Creed {prop} (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) | :: geloofsbelijdenis van Nicea {f}, geloofsbelijdenis van Nicea-Constantinopel {f} |
| nice to meet you {phrase} (pleased to meet you) SEE: pleased to meet you | :: |
| niche {n} (cavity, hollow, or recess) | :: nis {f} |
| niche {n} (ecological function of an organism) | :: niche {f} |
| niche {n} (position of opportunity) | :: niche {f} |
| Nicholas {prop} (male given name) | :: Nicolaas |
| nickel {n} (element) | :: nikkel {n} |
| nickel {n} (coin) | :: stuiver {m} |
| nickel {v} (to plate with nickel) | :: vernikkelen |
| nickname {n} (familiar, invented given name) | :: bijnaam {m} |
| nickname {v} (to give a nickname to) | :: bijnamen |
| Nicosia {prop} (capital of Cyprus) | :: Nicosia {n} |
| nicotine {n} (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) | :: nicotine {f} |
| nidicolous {adj} (tending to stay at the nest or birthplace) | :: nestblijvend |
| niece {n} (fraternal or sororal niece, see also: fraternal niece; sororal niece) | :: nicht {f}, nichtje {n} |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's husband) SEE: niece | :: |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's wife) SEE: niece | :: |
| nief {n} (fist) SEE: fist | :: |
| nifty {adj} (good, useful) | :: leuk,nuttig,vlot |
| Niger {prop} (country) | :: Niger |
| Nigeria {prop} (a country in Western Africa) | :: Nigeria |
| Nigerian {n} (person) | :: Nigeriaan {m}, Nigeriaanse {f} |
| Nigerian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) | :: Nigeriaans, Nigeriaanse |
| nigga {n} (ethnic slur) | :: neger {m} |
| niggard {v} (a miser or stingy person) SEE: skinflint | :: |
| niggardly {adj} (withholding) | :: krenterig, gierig |
| nigger {n} (Negro person, black person (pejorative)) | :: nikker {m}, neger {m}, roetmop {m} |
| niggle {v} (to dwell too much on minor points) | :: muggenziften |
| niggle {v} (to fidget, to fiddle, to be restless) | :: peuteren, frunniken |
| nigh {adj} (near, close by) | :: dichtbij, nabij, naderbij |
| night {n} (period between sunset and sunrise) | :: nacht {m} |
| night {n} (evening or night spent at a particular activity) | :: avondje {n}, nachtje {n} |
| night {n} (night spent away from home) | :: overnachting {f}, nacht {m} |
| night {n} (quality of sleep obtained during a night) | :: nachtrust {m} |
| night {n} (darkness) | :: nachtelijke duisternis {f} |
| night {interj} (Short for good night) | :: nacht {c} |
| night and day {adv} (day and night) SEE: day and night | :: |
| night-blind {adj} (unable to see clearly in low light; suffering from night blindness) | :: nachtblind |
| night blindness {n} (nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light) | :: nachtblindheid |
| nightcap {n} (warm cap worn at night) | :: slaapmuts {f} |
| nightcap {n} (beverage) | :: slaapmutsje {n} |
| nightclothes {n} (clothing worn while sleeping) | :: nachtgoed {n} |
| nightclub {n} (establishment that is open late at night) | :: nachtclub {f} {m} |
| nightdress {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightfall {n} (the close of the day; the coming of night) | :: avondschemering, avondval, nachtval, valavond |
| nightgown {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) | :: nachthemd |
| nighthawk {n} (night owl) SEE: night owl | :: |
| nightie {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightingale {n} (bird) | :: nachtegaal {m} |
| nightjar {n} (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae) | :: nachtzwaluw {f} |
| nightlife {n} (Selection of nocturnal activities) | :: nachtleven {n} |
| nightlight {n} (a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight) | :: nachtlicht {n} |
| nightmare {n} (dream) | :: nachtmerrie {f} |
| night owl {n} (nocturnal owl) | :: nachtuil {m}, schuifuil {m}, schuifuit {m} |
| night owl {n} (one who is awake at night) | :: nachtuil {m}, avondmens {m}, nachtbraker {m} |
| nightshade {n} (deadly nightshade) SEE: deadly nightshade | :: |
| nightshade {n} (plant of genus Solanum) | :: nachtschade {m} {f} |
| night shift {n} (period) | :: nachtdienst |
| night shift {n} (group of workers) | :: nachtdienst |
| nightshirt {n} (shirt-like garment) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightstand {n} (small table placed at the head side of a bed) | :: nachtkastje {n} |
| night watchman {n} (a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers) | :: nachtwacht {m} |
| night watchman state {n} (Translations) | :: nachtwakersstaat {m} |
| nightwear {n} (nightclothes) SEE: nightclothes | :: |
| nihilism {n} (rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, moral principles, legal rules, etc.) | :: (ethisch) nihilisme {n} |
| nihilism {n} (doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life) | :: nihilisme {n} |
| nihilism {n} (alternative letter-case form of Nihilism) SEE: Nihilism | :: |
| Nihilism {prop} (movement that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change) | :: Nihilisme {n} |
| Nihongo {n} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| Nijmegen {prop} (city in the Netherlands) | :: Nijmegen {n} |
| Nike {prop} (Greek goddess of victory) | :: Nikè {f} |
| nil {n} (nothing) | :: nul |
| Nile {prop} (river) | :: Nijl {m} |
| Nilo-Saharan {prop} | :: Nilo-Saharaans |
| nimble {adj} (quick and light in movement or action) | :: behendig, wendbaar, lichtvoetig |
| nimble {adj} (quick-witted and alert) | :: alert,gevat,spits |
| nimbus {n} (circle of light; halo) | :: nimbus, halo {m} |
| nimbus {n} (rain cloud) | :: nimbus {m} |
| nincompoop {n} (foolish or silly person) | :: domoor, lomperd, oetlul, oelewapper , stommeling |
| nine {num} (cardinal number) | :: negen |
| nine {n} (the digit or figure 9) | :: negen |
| nine-banded armadillo {n} (Dasypus novemcinctus) | :: negenbandgordeldier {n}, negenbandig gordeldier {n} |
| nine hundred {num} (cardinal number 900) | :: negenhonderd |
| nineteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: negentien {f} |
| nineteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number nineteen, see also: 19th) | :: negentiende |
| nineties {n} (the decade of the 1990s) | :: jaren negentig {n-p}, jaren 90 {n-p}, jaren 1990 {n-p} |
| ninetieth {adj} (ordinal form of ninety) | :: negentigste |
| ninety {num} (90) | :: negentig {f} |
| ninety-five {num} (95) | :: vijfennegentig |
| ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 99) | :: negenennegentig |
| ninety-one {num} (cardinal number ninety-one) | :: eenennegentig |
| ninety-seven {num} (97) | :: zevenennegentig |
| ninety-three {num} (93) | :: drieënnegentig |
| ninety-two {num} (92) | :: tweeënnegentig |
| ninja {n} (person trained in ninjutsu) | :: ninja |
| Nintendo {n} (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) | :: Nintendo |
| ninth {adj} (ordinal form of nine, see also: 9th) | :: negende |
| ninth {n} (something in the ninth position) | :: negende |
| ninthly {adv} (in the ninth place) | :: ten negende |
| niobium {n} (chemical element) | :: niobium {n} |
| Nip {n} (offensive: a Japanese person) SEE: Jap | :: |
| nip in the bud {v} (to prevent at an early stage) | :: In de kiem smoren |
| nipple {n} (projection of mammary gland) | :: tepel {m} |
| nipple {n} (device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner) | :: nippel {m} |
| nipple {n} (artificial nipple for bottle feeding) | :: speen {m} |
| nipple {n} (small protrusion on machinery that fits into a groove) | :: nippel {m} |
| nipple {n} (short threaded connecting tube) | :: nippel {m} |
| nipple {n} (piece to connect a bicycle spoke to the rim) | :: nippel {m} |
| Nippon {prop} (a country in East Asia) SEE: Japan | :: |
| Nipponese {adj} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| Nipponese {prop} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| nirvana {n} (Buddhism: cessation of suffering) | :: nirwana {n} |
| nirvana {n} (state of bliss) | :: nirwana {n} |
| nit {n} (egg of a louse) | :: neet {f} |
| nit {n} (young louse) | :: neet {f} |
| nithing {n} (coward, dastard) SEE: coward | :: |
| nithing {adj} (cowardly, dastardly) SEE: cowardly | :: |
| nitpick {v} (to correct minutiae or find fault) | :: muggenziften, mierenneuken, vitten |
| nitpick {v} (to pick nits) | :: vlooien |
| nitpicker {n} (one who nitpicks) | :: mierenneuker, muggenzifter, scherpslijper {m} |
| nitpicking {n} (any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors) | :: muggenziften {m}, miereneuken |
| nitpicky {adj} (overly critical) | :: muggenzifterig |
| nitrate {n} (any salt or ester of nitric acid) | :: nitraat |
| Nitrian {adj} (pertaining to the Wadi El-Natrun) | :: Nitrisch |
| nitric acid {n} (HNO3) | :: salpeterzuur |
| nitride {n} (compound of nitrogen) | :: nitride {n} |
| nitro {n} (NO2) | :: nitro |
| nitro {n} (nitroglycerin as medication) | :: nitroglycerine {m} {f} |
| nitrogen {n} (chemical element) | :: stikstof {f} |
| nitro-hydrochloric acid {n} (aqua regia) SEE: aqua regia | :: |
| nitty {adj} (foolish, inane) SEE: foolish | :: |
| nitty {adj} (fastidious, fussy, nit-picky) SEE: fastidious | :: |
| nitty {adj} ((excessively) detailed, specific) SEE: detailed | :: |
| nitty {n} (dope fiend, druggie) SEE: drug addict | :: |
| Niue {prop} (island of Niue) | :: Niue {n} |
| Nivkh {prop} (language) | :: Nivch |
| Nivôse {prop} (the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: nivôse {m}, sneeuwmaand {f} |
| nix {n} (colloquial: nothing) | :: niets, niks |
| nix {v} (to reject or cancel) | :: verwerpen |
| nix {v} (to destroy) | :: vernietigen |
| nix {n} (water spirit) | :: nikker {m}, nix {m}, watergeest {m} |
| nixie {n} (water spirit) SEE: nix | :: |
| Nizhny Novgorod {prop} (large city in Russia) | :: Nizjni Novgorod |
| no {determiner} (not any) | :: geen |
| no {determiner} (used to show an activity is forbidden) | :: verboden te, verboden |
| no {particle} (used to show disagreement or negation) | :: nee, neen |
| no {n} (a negating expression) | :: nee {f}, neen {f} |
| no {n} (a vote not in favor) | :: neestem {f}, tegenstem {f} |
| No. {n} (abbreviation of "number") | :: nr, nº |
| Noah {prop} (biblical character) | :: Noach, Noë |
| Noah {prop} (male given name) | :: Noach, Noë |
| Noah's ark {prop} (the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis) | :: Ark van Noach {?} |
| nobelium {n} (chemical element) | :: nobelium {n} |
| Nobel Prize {n} (international prize) | :: Nobelprijs {m} |
| no biggie {phrase} (not a big deal) | :: geen probleem |
| nobility {n} (noble or privileged social class) | :: adel |
| noble {n} (aristocrat) | :: edele {m}, aristocraat {m}, adellijke {m} |
| noble {adj} (having honorable qualities) | :: edel, adellijk, eervol, fatsoenlijk, nobel |
| noble gas {n} (element of group 18 of the periodic table) | :: edelgas {n} |
| nobleman {n} (man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat) | :: adellijke {m}, edelman {m} |
| noble rot {n} (fungus) | :: edele rotting {f} |
| noblesse oblige {n} (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) | :: adel verplicht {m} |
| nobody {pron} (not any person; the logical negation of somebody) SEE: no one | :: |
| nobody {n} (unimportant person) | :: niemand, schertsfiguur {m} {f}, nul {m} |
| nocebo {n} (pharmacologically inactive substance experienced as harmful) | :: nocebo |
| noctule {n} (bat of the genus Nyctalus) | :: vroegvlieger {m} |
| nocturnal {adj} (primarily active during the night) | :: nachtelijk, nacht- |
| nocturnal {adj} (taking place at night) | :: nachtelijk |
| nod {v} (incline the head up and down) | :: knikken |
| nod {v} (gradually fall asleep) | :: knikkebollen |
| nod {n} (instance of moving one's head) | :: knik |
| no doubt {adv} (without a doubt) | :: zonder twijfel |
| no entry {phrase} (entry is forbidden) | :: verboden toegang {f}, geen toegang |
| no fear {interj} (no way) SEE: no way | :: |
| Nogai {n} (person) | :: Nogai |
| noggin {n} (small mug, cup or ladle) | :: glaasje {n}, druppelglas {n}, vingerhoed {m} |
| noggin {n} (measure equivalent to a gill) | :: druppel {m} |
| noggin {n} (head) | :: kop {m} |
| no good deed goes unpunished {proverb} (beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility; if they are appreciated, they often lead to additional requests) | :: stank voor dank |
| noise {n} (various sounds, usually unwanted) | :: lawaai {n}, herrie {f}, geluid {n} |
| noise {n} (sound or signal generated by random fluctuations) | :: ruis {m} |
| noise {n} (technical: unwanted part of a signal) | :: ruis {m} |
| noise {n} (rumour or complaint) | :: rumoer, oproer |
| noise pollution {n} (excessive noise) | :: geluidsoverlast {f}, geluidshinder {m}, geluidsvervuiling {f} |
| noisome {adj} (morally hurtful or noxious) | :: schadelijk |
| noisome {adj} (hurtful or noxious to health) | :: schadelijk |
| noisome {adj} (offensive to the senses) | :: walgelijk, misselijkmakend, degoutant |
| noisy {adj} (making a noise) | :: lawaaierig |
| nolens volens {adv} (willing or unwilling) SEE: willy-nilly | :: |
| no less {adv} (furthermore, not to mention) | :: maar liefst |
| no longer {adv} (not any more) | :: niet meer |
| nomad {n} (a member of society or class who wander with their herds) | :: nomade {m} {f} |
| nomad {n} (a wanderer) SEE: wanderer | :: |
| no man's land {n} (stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states) | :: niemandsland {n} |
| no matter what {prep} (whatever) | :: om het even wat, wat ook, wat dan ook, onverschillig wat |
| nom de guerre {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nom de plume {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nomenclature {n} (set of names or terms) | :: nomenclatuur {f} |
| nomen gentilicium {n} (name designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens) | :: nomen gentile {n} |
| nominal {adj} (of or relating to a noun) | :: nominaal |
| nominal {adj} (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) | :: nominaal |
| nomination {n} (A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated) | :: nominatie {f} |
| nominative {n} (the nominative case) SEE: nominative case | :: |
| nominative {adj} (being in the nominative case) | :: nominatief, noemer {m} |
| nominative case {n} (case used to indicate the subject) | :: eerste naamval {m}, nominatief {m} |
| non- {prefix} (not) | :: niet- |
| nonasyllabic {adj} (having nine syllables) | :: negenlettergrepig |
| non-binary {adj} (not binary) | :: non-binair |
| non-binary {adj} (outside the gender binary, see also: genderqueer) | :: non-binair, niet-binair, nonbinair |
| nonce {n} (a nonce word) SEE: nonce word | :: |
| nonce {n} (the one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose) | :: gelegenheid {f} |
| nonce word {n} (word invented for the occasion) | :: hapax {m} |
| nonchalant {adj} (casually calm and relaxed) | :: nonchalant |
| noncommissioned officer {n} (non-commissioned officer) SEE: non-commissioned officer | :: |
| non-commissioned officer {n} (person of authority in the military who has not received a commission) | :: onderofficier {m} |
| nondeterminism {n} (dependence on other factors) | :: niet-determinisme {n} |
| nondeterminism {n} (being non-deterministic) | :: niet-determinisme {n} |
| non-deterministic {adj} (non-deterministic) SEE: nondeterministic | :: |
| nondeterministic {adj} (involving choices) | :: niet-deterministisch |
| none {pron} (not any person) | :: niemand, niet een |
| none {pron} (not any thing) | :: geen, niks, niets |
| nonentity {n} (an unimportant or insignificant person) | :: schertsfiguur {m} {f} |
| nones {n} (midday) SEE: noon | :: |
| nones {n} (midday meal) SEE: lunch | :: |
| nonetheless {adv} (nevertheless) | :: niettemin |
| no news is good news {proverb} (lack of information suggests nothing bad) | :: geen bericht, goed bericht |
| nonexistent {adj} (not existent) | :: niet-bestaand |
| nonfiction {n} (written works intended to give facts) | :: non-fictie |
| nonfree {adj} (not free of charge) | :: betaald, niet gratis |
| nonfree {adj} (with copyright restrictions that prevent unrestricted distribution or reuse) | :: onvrij |
| non-governmental organization {n} (organization with no government participation) | :: niet-gouvernementele organisatie {f} |
| nonkilling {n} (A precept or worldview) | :: niet-doding |
| nonlawful {adj} (unlawful) SEE: unlawful | :: |
| non-native speaker {n} (someone who has another native tongue then the language being used) | :: niet-moedertaalspreker {m}, niet-moedertaalspreekster {f} |
| nonpareil {n} (6-point type) | :: nonparel |
| nonpareil {n} (sprinkles) SEE: sprinkles | :: |
| nonplussed {adj} (bewildered) | :: verbluft |
| nonprofit {adj} (not seeking to produce a profit) | :: zonder winstoogmerk |
| nonprofit {n} (nonprofit organization) | :: non-profitorganisatie {f}, non-profitinstelling {f} |
| nonrepudiation {n} (assurance of digital sending or receipt) | :: onweerlegbaarheid |
| nonsense {n} (meaningless words) | :: nonsens {m}, onzin {m}, flauwekul {m} |
| nonsense {interj} (emphatic rejection) | :: onzin {m}, lariekoek {m} |
| nonsense {adj} (nonsensical) SEE: nonsensical | :: |
| nonsensical {adj} (without sense) | :: betekenisloos, zinloos, onzinnig |
| non-smoker {n} (somebody who does not smoke tobacco) | :: niet-roker {m}, niet-rookster {f} |
| nonsymmetric {adj} (asymmetrical) SEE: asymmetrical | :: |
| non-threatening {adj} (not posing a threat) | :: niet-bedreigend, niet-bedreigende |
| nonviolence {n} (philosophy that rejects violence) | :: geweldloosheid {f} |
| non-violent {adj} (without violence) | :: geweldloos, niet-gewelddadig |
| non-violent {adj} (opposed to violence) | :: geweldloos, vredelievend |
| non-violent {adj} (incarcerated for a crime that did not involve violence) | :: niet-gewelddadig |
| noob {n} (newbie) | :: noob, nieuweling, beginneling {m}, beginner |
| noodle {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| noodle {n} (string or strip of pasta) | :: noedel {m} |
| no offense {phrase} (no offense) | :: niet beledigend bedoeld |
| nook {n} (small corner formed by two walls) | :: hoekje {n} |
| noon {n} (midnight) SEE: midnight | :: |
| noon {n} (midday) | :: middag {m} |
| no one {pron} (not even a single person) | :: niemand |
| noose {n} (adjustable loop or rope) | :: strop |
| no pain, no gain {proverb} (discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) | :: voor iets hoort iets, wie niet waagt, wie niet wint , niet geschoten is altijd mis , de kost gaat voor de baat uit |
| no parking {phrase} (no parking) | :: verboden te parkeren, parkering verboden |
| nope {particle} (informal "no") | :: neu |
| no problem {interj} (it does not pose a problem) | :: geen probleem, maar natuurlijk |
| no problem {interj} (no thanks or apology is necessary) | :: geen probleem, graag gedaan |
| no quarter {n} (no mercy for the life of a captured opponent) | :: geen kwartier |
| nor {conj} (nor) | :: noch |
| Nordic countries {n} (the Nordic countries collectively) | :: Noordse landen {p} |
| Norfolk Island {prop} (external territory of Australia) | :: Norfolkeiland |
| normal {adj} (usual, ordinary) | :: normaal, normale, gewoon, gewone |
| normal {adj} (pertaining to a school to teach teachers how to teach) | :: normaal |
| normalcy {n} (state of being normal) | :: normaliteit |
| normal distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: normaalverdeling, normale verdeling, gaussverdeling |
| normality {n} (state of being normal) | :: normaliteit |
| normalize {v} (to make normal) | :: normaliseren |
| normalize {v} (to format in a standardized manner) | :: normaliseren |
| normalize {v} (statistics: to reduce variations) | :: normaliseren |
| normally {adv} (under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time) | :: normaal, normaliter, normaal gesproken, normaal gezien, normalerwijze |
| normally {adv} (in the expected or customary manner) | :: normaal, gewoon |
| Norman {n} (a person from Normandy) | :: Normandiër {m} |
| Norman {n} (a Northman) | :: Noorman {m} |
| Norman {prop} (the Norman language) | :: Normandisch |
| Norman {adj} (of or pertaining to Normandy and its inhabitants) | :: Normandisch |
| Normandy {prop} (region of France) | :: Normandië {n} |
| normativity {n} (state of being normative) | :: normativiteit |
| Norn {prop} (language) | :: Norn {n} |
| norovirus {n} (genus of Norwalk virus) | :: norovirus {n} |
| Norse {n} (2½-point type) | :: microscoop, microscopie |
| north {n} (compass point) | :: noorden {n} |
| north {n} (up or positive direction) | :: stijgende |
| north {n} (north pole of a magnet) | :: (magnetisch) noorden {n} |
| north {adj} (of or pertaining to the north) | :: noordelijk |
| north {adj} (toward the north) | :: noordwaarts |
| north {adj} (meteorology: of wind, from the north) | :: noordelijk |
| north {adj} (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) | :: noordelijk |
| north {adv} (towards the north) | :: noordwaarts |
| North America {prop} (continent) | :: Noord-Amerika {n} |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance) | :: Noord-Atlantische Verdragsorganisatie |
| North Brabant {prop} (province) | :: Noord-Brabant |
| North Carolina {prop} (state of the United States) | :: North Carolina, Noord-Carolina |
| North Dakota {prop} (state of the United States of America) | :: Noord-Dakota |
| northeast {n} (compass point) | :: noordoosten {n} |
| northeast {adj} (northeastward) | :: noordoost-, noordoostelijk |
| North East England {prop} (official region of England) | :: North East England, Noord-Oost-Engeland |
| northeastern {adj} (of, related to, located in, or from the northeast) | :: noordoostelijk |
| northern {adj} (facing, situated in or related to the north) | :: noordelijk |
| northern bobwhite {n} (Colinus virginianus) | :: boomkwartel {f} |
| Northern Cyprus {prop} (a de-facto state) | :: Noord-Cyprus, Turkse Republiek Noord-Cyprus {f} |
| Northern Europe {prop} (sociopolitical region of Europe) | :: Noord-Europa |
| northern fulmar {n} (Fulmar glacialis) | :: noordse stormvogel |
| northern gannet {n} (Morus bassanus) | :: jan-van-gent {m} |
| northern goshawk {n} (Accipiter gentilis) | :: havik |
| Northern Hemisphere {n} (hemisphere to the north of its equator) | :: noordelijke halfrond {n} |
| Northern Ireland {prop} (Northern Ireland) | :: Noord-Ierland {n} |
| Northern Irish {adj} (relating to Northern Ireland) | :: Noord-Iers |
| northern lapwing {n} (Vanellus vanellus) | :: kievit |
| northern lights {n} (the aurora of the northern hemisphere) | :: noorderlicht {n}, aurora borealis {n} |
| Northern Macedonia {prop} (country) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| Northern Marianas {prop} (Northern Marianas) | :: Noordelijke Marianen |
| northernmost {adj} (farthest north) | :: noordelijkst |
| northern pintail {n} (Anas acuta) | :: pijlstaart |
| northern raccoon {n} (Procyon lotor) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| northern raven {n} (common raven) SEE: common raven | :: |
| Northern Sami {prop} (most widely spoken Sami language) | :: Noord-Samisch |
| Northern Territory {prop} (Territory in northern Australia) | :: Noordelijk Territorium |
| northern wheatear {n} (Oenanthe oenanthe) | :: tapuit {m} |
| northern wild rice {n} (Zizania palustris) | :: wilde rijst {n} |
| North Frisian {prop} (Frisian language) | :: Noordfries {n} |
| North Frisian {n} (person belonging to the North Frisian people) | :: Noordfries {m} |
| North Frisian {adj} (pertaining to the North Frisians) | :: Noordfries |
| North Germanic {prop} (branch of Germanic language family) | :: Noord-Germaans |
| North Holland {prop} (province of the Netherlands) | :: Noord-Holland {n} |
| North Korea {prop} (North Korea) | :: Noord-Korea {n} |
| North Macedonia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Noord-Macedonië |
| north pole {n} (northernmost point on celestial bodies) | :: noordpool {m} |
| north pole {n} (positive pole of a magnetic dipole) | :: noordpool {m} |
| North Pole {prop} (northernmost point on Earth) | :: Noordpool {m} |
| North Rhine-Westphalia {prop} (state) | :: Noordrijn-Westfalen, Noord-Rijnland-Westfalen |
| North Sea {prop} (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France) | :: Noordzee {f} |
| northside {n} (the northern side of a building, street, area, etc.) | :: noordkant {m}, noordzijde {f}, noorderzijde {f} |
| northward {adv} (towards the north) | :: noordwaarts |
| northwest {n} (compass point) | :: noordwesten {n} |
| northwest {adj} (towards the northwest) | :: noordwest, noordwestelijk |
| Northwest Germanic {adj} | :: Noordwest-Germaans |
| Northwest Territories {prop} (Territory in northern Canada) | :: Noordwestelijke Territoria |
| Norwalk virus {n} (virus) | :: norwalkvirus {n} |
| Norway {prop} (Scandinavian country) | :: Noorwegen {n} |
| Norway maple {n} (Acer platanoides) | :: noorse esdoorn |
| Norwegian {n} (native of Norway) | :: Noor {m}, Noorse {f} |
| Norwegian {n} (language of Norway) | :: Noors {n} |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norway) | :: Noors |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norwegians) | :: Noors |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Norwegian language) | :: Noors |
| Norwegian Bokmål {n} (Bokmål) SEE: Bokmål | :: |
| Norwegian Nynorsk {n} (Nynorsk) SEE: Nynorsk | :: |
| nose {n} (protuberance on the face) | :: neus {m} |
| nose {n} (snout, nose of an animal) | :: snuit {m} |
| nose {n} (tip of an object) | :: neus {m} |
| nose {n} (length of a horse’s nose) | :: neuslengte {f} |
| noseband {n} (part of a bridle or halter) | :: neusriem {m} |
| nosebleed {n} (haemorrhage from the nose) | :: bloedneus {m} |
| nose-picking {n} (insertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.) | :: neuspeuteren |
| nosey parker {n} (prying person) | :: nieuwsgierig Aagje {n} |
| nosh {n} (blowjob) SEE: blowjob | :: |
| nosh {v} (to perform fellatio (on)) SEE: blow | :: |
| nosh {n} (slang: food) SEE: grub | :: |
| nosh {n} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| nosh {v} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| no shit, Sherlock {interj} (a riposte to someone who has just said something obvious) | :: geen schijt, Sherlock |
| no smoke without fire {proverb} (gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact) | :: waar rook is, is vuur |
| no smoking {phrase} (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes is not permitted) | :: verboden te roken |
| nosology {n} (the systematic investigation or classification of disease) | :: nosologie {f} |
| no sooner said than done {phrase} (no sooner than something is said it will be done) | :: zo gezegd zo gedaan |
| nostalgia {n} (longing for home or familiar surroundings) SEE: homesickness | :: |
| Nostratic {prop} (language grouping) | :: Nostratisch |
| nostril {n} (either of the two orifices located on the nose) | :: neusgat {n} |
| nostrum {n} (medicine or remedy which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects) | :: paardenremedie |
| nosy {adj} (prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle) | :: nieuwsgierig, curieus |
| not {adv} (negates meaning of verb) | :: niet |
| not {conj} (And not) | :: geen, niet |
| notable {adj} (worthy of notice; remarkable) | :: opmerkelijk, bemerkenswaardig |
| notable {adj} (capable of being noted; noticeable) | :: waarneembaar |
| notable {n} (person or thing of distinction) | :: notabele {m} |
| not anymore {adv} (no longer) SEE: no longer | :: |
| notary {n} (notary public) | :: notaris {m} |
| not at all {adv} (not) | :: helemaal niet |
| notation {n} (system of characters, symbols or abbreviated expressions used to express technical facts or quantities) | :: notatie {f} |
| not bad {adj} (reasonably good) | :: niet slecht |
| notch {n} (V-shaped cut) | :: kerf |
| notch {n} (such a cut, used for keeping a record) | :: keep |
| notch {n} (indentation) | :: inkerving, kerf |
| notch {n} (mountain pass) | :: bergengte, bergpas |
| notch {n} (level or degree) | :: graad, trede |
| notch {v} (to cut a notch) | :: kerven |
| notch {v} (to record by notches) | :: inkepen, kepen |
| notch {v} (to join by means of notches) | :: inlaten |
| notch {v} (to achieve) | :: behalen, bereiken, boeken |
| note {n} (memorandum) | :: aantekening {f} |
| note {n} (short informal letter) | :: briefje {n}, notitie {f} |
| note {n} (character indicating the length and pitch of a tone) | :: noot {c} |
| note {n} (musical sound) | :: toon {c}, noot {c} |
| note {n} (reputation; distinction) | :: faam {c} |
| note {v} (to notice with care) | :: opmerken, constateren |
| note {v} (to record in writing) | :: aantekenen, noteren, opschrijven |
| note {v} (to denote, designate) | :: aanduiden |
| note {v} (to set down in musical characters) | :: noteren |
| note {n} (banknote) SEE: banknote | :: |
| notebook {n} (empty book able to be used for notes) | :: schrift {n}, cahier {n}, notitieboek {n}, aantekenboek {n} |
| notepad {n} (bound pad of paper) | :: blocnote |
| not even {adv} (constitutes an emphatic negation) | :: niet eens, nog niet, zelfs niet (each can however be split) |
| not even {interj} (used to express strong disappointment) | :: zelfs dat niet |
| not-for-profit {adj} (not aiming for profit) SEE: nonprofit | :: |
| nothing {pron} (not any thing) | :: niets, niks |
| nothing {n} (a nobody, a person of no consequence) | :: niemendal |
| nothing to write home about {pron} (not exceptional) | :: niets om over naar huis te schrijven |
| nothing ventured, nothing gained {proverb} (if one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits) SEE: no pain, no gain | :: |
| notice {n} (act of observing) | :: opmerken |
| notice {n} (written or printed announcement) | :: kennisgeving |
| notice {n} (formal notification or warning) | :: verwittiging |
| notice {n} (notification of termination of employment) | :: vooropzeg |
| notice {n} (published critical review) | :: kritiek |
| notice {n} (prior notification) | :: bescheid |
| notice {v} (to remark upon) | :: opmerken, merken |
| notice {v} (to become aware of) | :: bemerken |
| notice {v} | :: inzien |
| noticeable {adj} (worthy of note; significant) | :: opmerkenswaardig, opmerkelijk |
| notify {v} ((transitive) to give (someone) notice of (something)) | :: mededelen, waarschuwen, notificeren |
| notion {n} (mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception) | :: notie {f}, besef |
| not know which end is up {v} (to have no common sense) | :: ze niet allemaal op een rij hebben |
| not only … but also {conj} | :: niet alleen … maar ook |
| notoriety {n} (condition of being infamous) | :: beruchtheid, notoriteit |
| notorious {adj} (known widely and infamously) | :: berucht, beruchte, notoir |
| not to mention {conj} (much less) | :: om nog maar te zwijgen van |
| notwithstanding {adv} (never the less) SEE: nevertheless | :: |
| notwithstanding {prep} (in spite of) | :: niettegenstaande |
| not yet {adv} (not for the moment, though expected later) | :: nog niet |
| nougat {n} (a confection of honey and roasted nuts) | :: noga {m}, nougat {m} |
| nought {n} (zero) | :: nul |
| noughts and crosses {n} (game) SEE: tic-tac-toe | :: |
| Nouméa {prop} (capital of New Caledonia) | :: Nouméa {n} |
| noun {n} (grammatical category (narrow sense)) | :: zelfstandig naamwoord {n}, substantief {n} |
| noun {n} (grammatical category (broad sense)) | :: naamwoord {n} |
| noun {v} (convert into a noun) SEE: substantivise | :: |
| noun class {n} (a category into which nouns may be organised) | :: nominale klasse {f} |
| noun phrase {n} (phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb) | :: nominale constituent {m} |
| noun substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| nourish a viper in one's bosom {v} (to do kind deeds rewarded with harm) | :: een adder aan zijn borst koesteren |
| nourishing {adj} (that provides nourishment) | :: voedzaam |
| nous {n} (reason in philosophy) | :: nous {n} |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine {prop} (region of France) | :: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Nieuw-Aquitanië |
| Nova Scotia {prop} (province in eastern Canada) | :: Nova Scotia, Nieuw-Schotland |
| Novatian {prop} (Roman priest) | :: Novatius |
| novation {n} (new contract) | :: schuldvernieuwing {f}, novatie {f} |
| Novaya Zemlya {prop} (archipelago in Russia) | :: Nova Zembla |
| novel {adj} (new, original, especially in an interesting way) | :: nieuw |
| novel {n} (work of prose fiction) | :: roman {m} |
| novelist {n} (author of novels) | :: romancier {m}, romanschrijver {m} |
| novella {n} (short novel) | :: novelle |
| novelty {n} (state of being new) | :: nieuwigheid {f} |
| November {prop} (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: november {m} |
| novemvigintillion {num} (1090, see also: quindecillion) | :: quindeciljon |
| novena {n} (a recitation of prayers for nine days) | :: noveen |
| Novial {prop} (an international auxiliary language) | :: Novial {n} |
| novice {n} (beginner) | :: beginneling {m}, beginnelinge {f}, beginner {m} |
| novity {n} (novity) SEE: novelty | :: |
| now {adv} (at the present time) | :: nu, nou, thans |
| now {conj} (since, because) | :: nu |
| now {interj} (signal to begin) | :: nu! |
| now {n} (the present time) | :: heden {n}, nu {n} |
| nowadays {adv} (at the present time) | :: heden, momenteel, nu |
| nowadays {adv} (in the current era) | :: heden ten dage, tegenwoordig, vandaag de dag, dezer dagen |
| now and again {adv} (now and then) SEE: now and then | :: |
| now and then {adv} ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) | :: af en toe, nu en dan |
| no way {interj} (absolutely not) | :: echt niet, no way |
| no way {interj} (indicates astonished disbelief) | :: no way |
| nowhere {adv} (in no place) | :: nergens |
| nowhere else {adv} (in no other place) | :: nergens anders |
| nowheres {adv} (nowhere) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| nowhither {adv} (to no place) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| nowise {adv} (in no manner) | :: in geen geval, absoluut niet |
| no worries {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| Nowruz {prop} (Iranian New Year) | :: Noroez {m} |
| now that {conj} (since) | :: nu |
| nozzle {n} (short tube) | :: buis {f}, pijp {f} |
| nozzle {n} (inlet or outlet pipe) | :: overloopventiel {n}, pijp {f} |
| NP-complete {adj} (both NP and NP-hard) | :: NP-volledig, NP-compleet |
| nu {n} (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) | :: nu {m} {f} |
| nuance {n} (minor distinction) | :: nuance {c} |
| nuance {n} (subtlety or fine detail) | :: nuance {c}, subtiliteit {f} |
| nubile {adj} (marriageable) | :: huwbaar |
| nuclear bomb {n} (nuclear bomb) | :: kernbom {f} |
| nuclear energy {n} (energy released by a nuclear reaction) | :: kernenergie {f} |
| nuclear family {n} (a family unit consisting of a father, mother and children) | :: kerngezin {n} |
| nuclear fission {n} (atom-splitting nuclear reaction) | :: kernsplijting {f}, splitsen |
| nuclear fusion {n} (the combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones) | :: kernfusie {f} |
| nuclear physics {n} (branch of physics) | :: kernfysica {f} |
| nuclear power {n} (power from nuclear reactions) | :: kernenergie {m}, atoomenergie {m} |
| nuclear power {n} (nation with nuclear weapons) | :: kernmacht, kernmogendheid {m} |
| nuclear power plant {n} (type of power plant) | :: kerncentrale {f} |
| nuclear power station {n} (type of power station) SEE: nuclear power plant | :: |
| nuclear reaction {n} (process) | :: nucleaire reactie {f}, kernreactie {f} |
| nuclear reactor {n} (device) | :: kernreactor |
| nuclear testing {n} (testing of nuclear weapon) | :: kernproef {f}, atoomproef {f} |
| nuclear waste {n} (type of waste) SEE: radioactive waste | :: |
| nuclear weapon {n} (explosive device) | :: kernwapen {n}, atoomwapen {n} |
| nuclear winter {n} (predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war) | :: nucleaire winter {m} |
| nucleic acid {n} (acidic chainlike biological macromolecule) | :: nucleïnezuur {n}, kernzuur {n} |
| nucleolus {n} (part of nucleus of a cell) | :: nucleolus {m}, kernlichaampje {n} |
| nucleus {n} (core, central part of something) | :: kern {m} |
| nucleus {n} (initial part which will receive additions) | :: kiem |
| nucleus {n} (physics: massive, positively charged core of an atom) | :: nucleus {m}, atoomkern {m} |
| nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) | :: nucleus {m}, celkern {f} {m} |
| nucleus {n} (neuroanatomy: cluster of many neuronal bodies) | :: nucleus {m} |
| nude {adj} (without clothing or other covering) | :: bloot, naakt |
| nude {adj} (of color of bare skin) | :: vleeskleurig |
| nude {n} (image depicting a human in a state of undress) | :: naakt {n} |
| nude {n} (state of total nudity) | :: adamskostuum {m}, blootje {n}, flikker {m} |
| nudge {n} (a gentle push) | :: zetje, por {m} |
| nudge {v} (To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal) | :: duw geven, aanstoten, porren |
| nudism {n} (the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity) | :: nudisme {n} |
| nudist {n} (person who practices nudism) | :: nudist {m}, nudiste {f} |
| nudist beach {n} (beach where nudity is allowed) | :: naaktstrand {n}, nudistenstrand {n} |
| nudity {n} (the state of being without clothing on the body) | :: naaktheid {f} |
| nudiustertian {adj} (Of or relating to the day before yesterday) | :: eergisteren |
| nugatory {adj} (trivial, trifling) | :: onbelangrijk |
| nugatory {adj} (ineffective, invalid) | :: ondoeltreffend, ongeldig |
| nugatory {adj} (law: having no force) | :: machteloos |
| nugget {n} (small chunk or clump) | :: steen, klomp {m} |
| nuisance {n} (minor annoyance or inconvenience) | :: overlast {m} |
| nuisance {n} (person or thing causing annoyance of inconvenience) | :: lastpost {m} |
| nuisance {n} (law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it) | :: overlast {m} |
| null and void {adj} (invalid, cancelled, unenforceable) | :: van nul en gener waarde |
| nullify {v} (to make legally invalid) | :: annuleren, vernietigen, ongedaan maken |
| null set {n} (empty set) SEE: empty set | :: |
| numb {adj} (physically unable to feel) | :: verdoofd, bewusteloos, verstijfd, verkleumd |
| numb {v} (to cause to become numb) | :: verdoven, in slaap doen |
| number {n} (abstract entity) | :: aantal {n}, hoeveelheid {f} |
| number {n} (numeral) | :: nummer {n}, cijfer {n} |
| number {n} (mathematics: number) | :: getal {n} |
| number {n} (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence) | :: nummer {f} |
| number {n} (quantity) | :: aantal {n} |
| number {n} (grammar: state of being singular, dual or plural) | :: getal {n} |
| number {v} (label with numbers; assign numbers to) | :: nummeren |
| numberful {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| number one {n} (urine or urination euphemism) | :: kleine boodschap |
| number plate {n} (license plate) SEE: license plate | :: |
| Numbers {prop} (fourth book of the Bible) | :: Numeri |
| number sign {n} (hash) SEE: hash | :: |
| numbersome {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| number theory {n} (branch of pure mathematics) | :: getaltheorie |
| number two {n} | :: grote boodschap |
| numbness {n} (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) | :: gevoelloosheid |
| numerable {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| numeral {n} (non-word symbol that represents a number) | :: cijfer {n} |
| numeral {n} (word or symbol representing a number, see also: noun numeral) | :: telwoord {n} |
| numerator {n} (number or expression written above the line in a fraction) | :: teller {m} |
| numerator {n} (person who counts things) | :: teller {m} |
| numeric {adj} (of, or relating to numbers) SEE: numerical | :: |
| numerical {adj} (of or pertaining to numbers) | :: numeriek |
| numerous {adj} (Indefinitely large numerically) | :: talrijk, ontelbaar, numereus |
| Numidia {prop} (region in northern Africa) | :: Numidië |
| numismatics {n} (study of coins) | :: muntkunde, numismatiek |
| nun {n} (member of a Christian religious community of women) | :: non {f}, (klooster-, slot-)zuster {f} |
| nun {n} (Semitic letter) | :: noen |
| nunchaku {n} (weapon) | :: wurgstokjes {n} |
| nuncio {n} (one who bears a message) SEE: messenger | :: |
| nuncio {n} (title used for Catholic clerics) | :: nuntius {m} |
| nunnery {n} (residence for nuns) | :: nonnenklooster {n} |
| nunnery {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| Nuremberg {prop} (city in Germany) | :: Neurenberg {n} |
| Nuremberg defense {n} (explanation offered as an excuse for behaving in a criminal or wrongful manner) | :: bevel is bevel (an order is an order) |
| nurse {n} (person who takes care of other people's young) | :: zoogmoeder {f}, min {f}, voedster {f} |
| nurse {n} (person trained to provide care for the sick) | :: verpleegster {f}, verpleegkundige, verpleger {m} |
| nurse {v} (to breast feed) | :: borstvoeden, zogen |
| nurse {v} (to care for the sick) | :: verplegen |
| nurse {v} (to treat kindly and with extra care) | :: vertroetelen |
| nurse {n} (wet nurse) SEE: wet nurse | :: |
| nursemaid {n} (child's nurse) | :: kindermeisje {n} |
| nursery {n} (place where nursing or the raising of children is carried out) | :: kleuterschool, peuterspeelzaal |
| nursery {n} (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting) | :: kwekerij {f} |
| nurseryman {n} (person who rears and sells plants in a nursery) | :: kweker {m} |
| nursery rhyme {n} (short poem or song for children) | :: kinderlied {n} |
| nursery school {n} (a school for pre-school children) | :: peuterklas {f}, peuterspeelzaal {f} |
| nursery web spider {n} (spider) | :: kraamwebspin {f} |
| nursing {n} (caring for patients) | :: verpleging {f} |
| nursing {n} (breastfeeding) SEE: breastfeeding | :: |
| nut {n} (hard-shelled fruit) | :: noot {f} |
| nut {n} (that fits on a bolt) | :: moer {f} |
| nut {n} (slang: insane person) | :: gek {m}, gekkin {f}, zot {m}, zottin {f} |
| nut {n} (slang: the head) | :: kop {m} |
| nut {n} (slang: testicle) | :: bal {m}, teelbal {m} |
| nutcase {n} (an eccentric or odd person) | :: oelewapper {c} |
| nutcase {n} (slang: someone who is insane) | :: koekert, koekwaus |
| nutcracker {n} (implement for cracking nuts) | :: notenkraker {m} |
| Nutella {prop} (hazelnut spread) | :: choco {c} |
| nutmeg {n} (tree) | :: muskaatboom |
| nutmeg {n} (seed) | :: muskaat {m}, muskaatnoot {f}, nootmuskaat {m} |
| nutmeg {n} (soccer/football sense) | :: panna {m} |
| nutmeg {v} (soccer/football sense of the verb) | :: poorten |
| nutria {n} (coypu) SEE: coypu | :: |
| nutrient {adj} (providing nourishment) | :: voedsel, voedingsmiddel {n} |
| nutrition {n} (nutrition) | :: voeding {f} |
| nutritional {adj} (pertaining to nutrition) | :: voedings- |
| nutritious {adj} (providing nutrients) | :: voedzaam |
| nuts {n} (nut) SEE: nut | :: |
| Nuuk {prop} (capital of Greenland) | :: Nuuk |
| nuzzle {v} (touch with the nose) | :: snuffelen |
| nychthemeron {n} (one day and one night) | :: etmaal |
| nyctalopia {n} (night blindness) SEE: night blindness | :: |
| nymph {n} (mythology: water, forest or mountain spirit) | :: nimf {f} |
| nymphomania {n} (excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women) | :: nymfomanie {f} |
| Nynorsk {n} (one of the two major Norwegian (written) languages) | :: Nynorsk |
| Nyx {prop} (the primordial goddess of night) | :: Nox, Nyx |